Take to the skies with this colorful, flying agenda template. Whether traveling or staying home, this template is sure to make you think of beautiful trips you've taken in the past or are about to take in the future.

Once complete, you will find the entire set here:

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The second one in this series, Swirly Q is in shades of muted greens and lavendars, complimentary of spring and the glorious summer to come.

To view the entire series, once it's complete, please visit:

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I have a big announcement for all our members here at DIYPlanner.com. Renaissance Art, makers of the wonderful leather cases, have announced their latest creation as being ready for purchase: Circa Covers and Bags. These wonderful hand-crafted leather cases are semi-customizable and available for use with your Classic and Letter sized notebooks.

There are many different styles of closures to choose from and each can be outfitted with a customized variety of pockets to match your lifestyle. But that's not all...

For those of us who are constantly on the go, Renaissance Art came up with the perfect modular Circa bag system. This modular system allows you to carry all your gear and a Classic or Letter sized notebook in one complete package. This shoulder-sling bag comes with a cozy main component that holds your wallet, pens, CircaPDA, tarot deck, Moleskine, or whatever else you "just have to have" while being out and about. It comes with a separate and detachable leather journal case that you can slip your Circa notebook into. The journal component then clips onto the back side of the sling bag. I've been carrying around one of these bags for about 2 months now and I can say that it's one of the most unique and innovative bags around. It's an absolute joy to use. I'm able to carry everything I need for journaling in the main pocket and then have the journal right there, ready for me to write into when I have a few spare moments.

Go here to view the full product lineup and start customizing a case or bag of your own.

Starting 7/MAY/08 and going through 11/MAY/08, Arthur (owner of Renaissance Art) is graciously giving all DIYP members a 10% off discount off all core Circa products. Use the code DIYP1 when checking out to receive your discount. This includes the covers, modular covers and modular bags--14 new products in all. The offer does not include any of the additional options which may increase the price of the core cover or bag.(Hint: Due to a little glitch in their system, if you order a complete Modular Circa System and get only one shoulder strap, it works out that you get a little larger discount).

Back with another one......this time it's Swirly Q!

This is a letter/A4 size template in lavendars and greens. Perfect for spring!

Stay tuned because my GTD Template store will soon have this entire set!

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Sorry I've been away a while, folks, but sometimes my work takes me places that just aren't accessible to the Net. Thanks to Innowen, as usual, for her tireless leadership (and great articles, as usual!) while I was away.

So, I came face-to-face with a small herd of wood bison last week. These are truly wild, shaggy creatures nearly the size of a small SUV --I'm told they're the largest land animal in North America-- and quite capable of running up to 50 mph. And right now, at the end of the lean season, they can be downright ornery and rather dangerous as they roam through the sub-Arctic Northwest Territories wilderness in search of patches of frozen, dried-up grasses. I did manage to sneak up within 20 or 30 feet of them and take a goodly number of photographs before my fingers went numb with the cold and I lost the ability to manual focus. When the alpha male began to feign charges, I figured it was a good time to leave.

Here's yet another shout-out for Noodler's Polar Black fountain pen ink. Yes, it does work in extreme cold, and I've used it in -50C temperatures. As soon as I got back to the vehicle, I wrote up my notes using a still-frigid Moleskine and Polar Black in my red Lamy Safari. (Red, because it inspires warmth....)

On a vaguely semi-related note, does anybody else think the main character of Into the Wild should have spent less time reading Thoreau and more time reading nature books, and perhaps even buying a map and compass? Sheesh. An excellent film, but ultimately a very frustrating one for me to watch.

Last week I proposed a contest to you all to win a copy of Write Free. I asked that you all submit your stories about what your perfect creative life would be like. Out of the 13 entrants, I selected one of the names at random. And we have a winner with wbb!

Wbb's answer was:

I'm retired from an exacting type career. I'm the Chair for the Finance Committee of my Home Owner Assoc. Never thought I was creative. Now that I'm on my spiritual journey, (that didn't fit in my exacting world either) I'm looking at life, nature more. I feel lacking, or "I can't do it", but my teachings say that is not the truth and to fully express the good, I must grow and stretch. Being open, creative in different ways is part of it.

Picked up a drawing kit from Costco and a Pentel Color Brush online. Still drawing stick figures, but I'm taking the time to look and see things differently.

Congratulations wbb, I'll be getting in touch with you for your address to send you the copy of Write Free. Thanks to everyone who posted a response, I hope your creative dreams come true!

I've been putting off writing this post for far too long now, and it's not an easy one to compose. But I wanted you all to know. As of last Thursday, I'm taking a brief hiatus. Not sure when I'll be back, but don't worry... I WILL be back to fill your Thursdays with more creative ideas and reviews. I have this list, you see... and I want to finish it...

The past week has contained a series of difficult moments for me. Some good, some bad, but all leading me to realize I need some time off. Time to pamper my mind and myself. To sort out all the madness that has happened this week.

I need time to enjoy a conference I'll be attending this weekend. Time to learn a new contract gig I started this week. Some time to adjust to the fact that our house has one less kitty running around. And some driving time with the new car my hubby and I got for a great deal (and as retail therapy for said kitty). What really gets me, is other than the daily tech writing I do, I haven't been able to write or read much. So I need time to calm down and give my muse and myself time for writing and reading once more.

Honestly, I am okay. I'm taking it slow, one day at a time and allowing myself to just be. Thank you for reading and here's hoping things return to "normal" soon. Until I return, enjoy all the past posts and continue the great help and conversations you're all having in the forums.

There have been many requests (appeals, begs, calls, demands, inquiries, petitions, prayers, et cetera, ad infinitum, ad nauseum) for pre-generated calendar templates.

I will start stacking them up here.

I am going to start with Classic size and post both Sunday and Monday first-day-of-the-week documents, by the week, month, and day.

On the assumption that you have a printer that will handle duplex printing, I will be adding an extra leading page since most calendar layouts have to start on the left-hand page.

I am going to (initially) limit the postings to English. If you want something else, "buzz" me through the Contact tab and we can work something out.

Post a comment here if you have a specific request for anything from the Dynamic Templates that I have not covered.

2008 Day per page printable calendar, with monthly double page planner. Simple layout is easily adaptable for any year.